I've never seen a bite from one, thank goodness, but I've seen some pretty nasty emergency cases of necrotizing fasciitis requiring immediate surgery, one from a spider bite I remember quite well. Not pretty to say the least.

It's actually rather fascinating that something so small can cause such destruction with just a bite. Inflamed streaks out from the bite with the dark seeping center spreading quickly with a foul scent like you'd never want to smell. Crazy!

This case was 10 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. I remember the guy being admitted, blood pressure dropping quickly, tachycardic. He went to emergency surgery. I remember running back up and down the hall to grab what I needed all round and wobbling. We gave him epi and steroids pre-op. He went to ICU for a while, but recovered well.

Very impressive!